[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 45 (Thursday, March 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10418-10419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-5488]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Comment Request

    In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public 
comment on proposed data collection projects [section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 
Title 44, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995, Public Law 104-13], the Health Resources and Services 
Administration (HRSA) will publish periodic summaries of proposed 
projects developed for submission to OMB under the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995. To request more information on the proposed project or to 
obtain a copy of the data collection plans and draft instruments, call 
the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer at (301) 443-1129.

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    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology.

Proposed Project: Health Care for the Homeless Program User/Visit 
Surveys--New

    The Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) of HRSA is planning to 
conduct User/Visit Surveys of the Health Care for Homeless Program 
(HCHP). The purpose of this study is to conduct nationally 
representative surveys, which have the following components: (1) A 
personal interview survey of HCHP site users; and (2) a record-based 
study of visits to HCHP sites.
    The HCHP is the Federal program with the sole responsibility for 
addressing the critical primary health care needs of homeless 
individuals. The HCHP is administered by the BPHC. The BPHC is 
interested in knowing more about the general and specific 
characteristics of the HCHP users and their visits to the HCHP sites. 
As a consequence, a personal interview survey (User Survey) will be 
administered to a nationally representative sample of HCHP users and a 
representative sample of medical visits of HCHP sites (Visit Survey) 
will be examined as well. These surveys are designed and intended to be 
primary sources of information on the health and visits of the HCHP 
users. The information will provide policymakers with a better 
understanding of the services that HCHP users are receiving at HCHP 
sites and how well these sites are meeting the needs of HCHP users.
    Data from the surveys will provide quantitative information on the 
homeless population served by the HCHP, specifically: (a) 
Sociodemographic characteristics, (b) health care access and 
utilization, (c) health status and morbidity, (d) health care 
experiences and risk behaviors, (e) content of medical encounters, (f) 
preventive care, and (g) living conditions. These surveys will provide 
data useful to the HCHP and will enable HRSA to provide data required 
by Congress under the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993.
    The estimated burden on respondents and HCHP site staff is as 
follows:

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                                                                     Number of       Hours per      Total hour
                              Form                                  respondents     respondent        burden
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Users of HCHP Sites.............................................            1000               1            1000
Abstraction of Visit Records by HCHP Site Staff.................            1000             .25             250
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    Total.......................................................            1000  ..............           1,250
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    Send comments to Susan Queen, Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance 
Officer, Room 11-05, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this 
notice.

    Dated: March 4, 2002.
Jane M. Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 02-5488 Filed 3-6-02; 8:45 am]
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